US4472868A - Method of assembling an automotive manual transmission - Google Patents

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US4472868A
US4472868A US06/350,382 US35038282A US4472868A US 4472868 A US4472868 A US 4472868A US 35038282 A US35038282 A US 35038282A US 4472868 A US4472868 A US 4472868A
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  • the present invention relates in general to a an automotive transmission, and more particularly to a method of assembling a manual transmission which is particularly adaptable for use in a front-wheel-drive automotive vehicle having a transversely mounted engine.
  • a shift control mechanism is arranged so that a control rod actuated by a manual shift lever in a vehicle cabin extends perpendicular to a fork shaft on which shift forks slide axially.
  • a so-called direction changing device is equipped between the control rod and the shift forks, which functions to convert axial movement of the control rod to sliding movement of a selected one of the shift forks along the axis of the fork shaft.
  • One shift control mechanism of the above-mentioned type generally comprises a plurality of shift forks slidably supported on a common fork shaft, a plurality of pivoting levers pivotally mounted on a common pivoting pin, and a selecting head member secured to the control rod to be movable therewith.
  • each pivoting lever is pivotally joined with an extension of the corresponding shift fork and the other end of the lever is selectively engageable with the selecting head member, so that upon a selecting operation of the control rod achieved by rotation thereof about its axis, the selecting head member is brought into engagement with the other end of the selected pivoting lever, and upon a shifting operation of the rod achieved by the axial movement thereof after the selecting operation, the selected pivoting lever is rotated about the common pivoting pin in a given direction to move the corresponding shift fork on and along the fork shaft to shift the corresponding coupling sleeve to establish a given gear ratio.
  • a method of assembling an automotive manual transmission which has a common fork shaft, a plurality of shift forks axially slidably mounted at their hub section holes on the common fork shaft for shifting the corresponding coupling sleeves, a control rod which is rotatable about and slidable along the axis thereof which is normal to the axis of the common fork shaft, a pivoting pin extending normal to both the axes of the common fork shaft and said control rod, a supporting member removably connected to the transmission housing and supporting thereon the pivoting pin, and a plurality of pivoting levers pivotally mounted on the pivoting pin to be pivotable about the axis of the pin, each of the shift forks having an extension of which leading end is jointly engaged with one arm portion of the corresponding pivoting levers so that the pivotal movement of one of the pivoting levers about the axis of the pivoting pin induces sliding movement of the corresponding shift fork on and along the common fork shaft, which is
  • FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section view of a manual transmission equipped with a shift control mechanism according to the present invention, some parts being shown dislocated for clarification of the drawings;
  • FIG. 2 is a transverse section view of the transmission, showing an essential portion of the shift control mechanism of the present invention
  • FIG. 3. is a sectional view taken along the line III--III of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV--IV of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line V--V of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 6 is a side view of a bracket for mounting pivoting levers therein;
  • FIG. 7 is a partially broken front view of the bracket
  • FIG. 8 is a front view of an interlocking plate
  • FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line IX--IX of FIG. 8.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the shift control mechanism incorporating the shift fork assembly.
  • transaxle assembly 10 adapted for use in a front-wheel-drive motor vehicle having a transversely mounted engine.
  • the transaxle assembly 10 is a single unit including a transmission T and a differential gear D as is seen from FIG. 1.
  • the transaxle assembly 10 comprises housings 12 and 14 which are united to mount therein gear trains of the transmission T as well as gears of the differential D.
  • the housing 14 also acts as a housing for a clutch 16.
  • a parallel input shaft 18 and an output shaft 20 are rotatable about the respective axes thereof relative to the housing.
  • the input shaft 18 is adapted to receive torque from the engine through the clutch 16.
  • a first speed input gear 22 is journalled on the input shaft 18.
  • Journalled on the output shaft 20 are a first speed output gear 34, a second speed output gear 36, a third speed output gear 38 and a fourth speed output gear 40 which are constantly meshed with the first, second, third and fourth speed input gears 22, 24, 26 and 28, respectively.
  • a fifth speed output gear 42 is splined to the output shaft 20 and constantly meshed with the fifth speed input gear 32.
  • a first-second synchronizing clutch mechanism 44 is slidably supported on the output shaft 20, which functions to smoothly connect either the first speed output gear 34 or the second speed output gear 36 to the output shaft 20 thereby to establish the first or second forward gear ratio.
  • a coupling sleeve 46 of the mechanism 44 is formed at its periphery with a reverse gear 48 that can mesh with the reverse input gear 30 through a reverse idler gear 50 (which is shown displaced in FIG. 1 for clarification of the drawing).
  • the reverse idler gear 50 is rotatably and axially slidably mounted on a stationary shaft 52 which is parallel to the input and output shafts 18 and 20.
  • a similar third-fourth synchronizing clutch mechanism 54 is slidably supported on the output shaft 20, which functions to smoothly connect either the third speed output gear 38 or the fourth speed output gear 40 to the output shaft 20 thereby to establish the third or fourth forward gear ratio.
  • Designated by numeral 56 is a coupling sleeve of the mechanism 54 shiftable rightward and leftward in FIG. 1.
  • a fifth synchronizing clutch mechanism 58 is slidably supported on the input shaft 18 for smoothly connecting the fifth speed input gear 32 to the input shaft 18 thereby to establish the fifth forward gear ratio.
  • a coupling sleeve 60 of this mechanism 58 is shifted rightward in FIG. 1, the fifth speed input gear 32 meshing with the fifth speed output gear 42 enters into driving connection with the input shaft 18.
  • a drive pinion 62 is defined by or secured to the output shaft 20.
  • the drive pinion 62 constantly meshes with a ring gear 66 secured to a casing 64 of the differential gear D thereby to constitute a final drive mechanism.
  • the differential gear casing 64 is rotatably supported at both axial ends by the housings 12 and 14 through thrust bearings 68 and 70 which are mounted in the housings 12 and 14, respectively.
  • a pair of road wheel driving shafts are inserted at their inside ends into the casing 64 from the axial ends of the casing to respectively engage with side gears (not shown) of the differential gear D.
  • the engine output which is transmitted from an engine crank shaft 72 to the input shaft 18 through the clutch 16 rotates the first, second, third and fourth speed output gears 34, 36, 38 and 40 through the first, second, third and fourth speed input gears 22, 24, 26 and 28.
  • coupling sleeves 46, 56 and 60 and the reverse idler gear 50 take the respective rest positions as shown in FIG. 1, the engine power is not transmitted to the output shaft 20 thereby keeping the transmission T in a neutral condition.
  • the coupling sleeve 46 When the coupling sleeve 46 is shifted rightward in FIG. 1, the first speed output gear 34 meshing with the first speed input gear 22 becomes into driving connection with the output shaft 20, so that the engine power is transmitted to the driving wheels (not shown) through the first speed input gear 22, the first speed output gear 34, the drive pinion 62, the ring gear 66 and the differential gear D thereby to establish a first forward gear ratio. Similar to this, when the coupling sleeve 46 is shifted leftward, a second forward gear ratio is established.
  • the fifth speed input gear 32 meshing with the fifth speed output gear 42 becomes into driving connection with the input shaft 18 to be rotatable therewith, so that the engine power is transmitted to the driving wheels through the fifth speed input gear 32, the fifth speed output gear 42 splined to the output shaft 20, the drive pinion 62, the ring gear 66 and the differential gear D thereby to establish a fifth forward gear ratio.
  • the shift control mechanism which conducts the above-mentioned operation, has a construction which will be described hereinnext.
  • a common fork shaft 80 is arranged in the housing parallel with the input and output shafts 18 and 20.
  • Three shift forks 74, 76 and 78 constructed of, for example, aluminium are slidably mounted at their hub sections on the common fork shaft 80 in this order, as is best seen from FIG. 10.
  • the hub sections have respective through holes 74c, 76c and 78c through which the common fork shaft 80 passes.
  • the shift forks 74, 76 and 78 are operatively engaged with the annular grooves 46a, 56a and 60a (see FIG. 1) of the coupling sleeves 46, 56 and 60, respectively, for shifting these coupling sleeves rightward or leftward in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 1 As is best seen from FIG.
  • the shift forks 74, 76 and 78 are respectively formed with extensions 74a, 76a and 78a.
  • the extensions 76a and 78a extend along the fork shaft 80 in the same direction, while the extension 74a extends to straddle the leading ends of the extensions 76a and 78a.
  • the leading ends of these extensions 74a, 76a and 78a are respectively formed with recesses 74b, 76b and 78b which face toward the same direction, that is toward a motion transmitting mechanism.
  • the motion transmitting mechanism functions to transmit the motion of a manually operated control rod 94 to one of the shift forks 74, 76 and 78 thereby shifting the corresponding coupling sleeve 46, 56 or 60 as described above.
  • the motion transmitting mechanism comprises first, second, third and fourth pivoting levers 82, 84, 86 and 88 which have substantial equal thickness and are pivotally mounted on a common pivoting pin 90 in this order so as to be pivotal about the axis of the pin 90.
  • first, second and third pivoting levers 82, 84 and 86 are identical in shape.
  • the pin 90 is arranged normal to the axis of the common fork shaft 80.
  • the first, second and third pivoting levers 82, 84 and 86 are respectively formed with first arm portions 82a, 84a and 86a which are respectively and jointly received in the aforementioned recesses 74b, 76b and 78b of the shift fork extensions 74a, 76a and 78a to form therewith respective articulated connections.
  • the leading ends of the arm portions 82a, 84a and 86a are equipped with caps 150 (see FIG. 3) of sintered alloy or suitable plastics for effecting abrasion protection.
  • the fourth pivoting lever 88 has an elongate extension 88a which is bifurcated straddling the reverse idler gear 50.
  • the unit consisting of the first, second, third and fourth pivoting levers 82, 84, 86 and 88 and the common pin 90 is housed in a supporting member or generally U-shaped bracket 92 which is secured to the housing 14.
  • the common pin 90 passes through aligned holes 92d respectively formed in spaced side walls 92b and 92c of the bracket 92.
  • the bottom wall 92a of the bracket 92 is formed at spaced sections thereof with three holes (no numerals) through which later-mentioned three bolts 104 are respectively passed.
  • the bottom wall 92a of the bracket 92 is formed at its outer surface with a circular projection 92e, and a positioning hole 92f.
  • the bracket 92 is secured to the housing 14 by the three bolts 104 passing through the three holes of the bracket bottom wall 92a and is arranged so that the first, second, third and fourth pivoting levers 82, 84, 86 and 88 are pivotable about the common pin 90 along respective planes parallel to the axis of the common fork shaft 80.
  • securing the bracket 92 to the housing 14 is so made that the circular projection 92e of the bottom wall 92a is put in one open end of a later-mentioned sleeve 98 and the positioning hole 92f of the bottom wall 92a puts therein a positioning pin 102 secured to the housing 14.
  • the shift fork 74 is temporarily engaged with the annular groove 46a of the coupling sleeve 46 and rotated, using the sleeve 46 as a guide, about the axis A of the sleeve 46 into a predetermined position.
  • the pivoting levers-mounted bracket 92 is bolted to the housing 14 in such an arrangement that the pivoting pin 90 is normal to the axis A of the output shaft 20, the bifurcated extension 88a of the fourth pivoting lever 88 straddles the reverse idler gear 50, and the first arm portion 82a of the first pivoting lever 82 is properly received in the recess 74b of the shift fork extension 74a.
  • first and second pivoting levers 82 and 84 are rotatable about an axis normal to the axis A of the output shaft 20, while the third pivoting lever 86 is rotatable about an axis normal to the axis B of the input shaft B.
  • the shift forks 76 and 78 are temporarily engaged with the annular grooves 56a and 60a of the coupling sleeves 56 and 60 and rotated, using the sleeves 56 and 60 as guide means, about the respective axes A and B into predetermined positions wherein the recesses 76b and 78b of the shift fork extensions 76 and 78 properly put therein the corresponding first arm portions 84a and 86a of the second and third pivoting levers 84 and 86.
  • the shift forks 74, 76 and 78 are properly arranged so that the through holes 74c, 76c and 78c of the hub sections of them are aligned. Then, the common fork shaft 80 is passed through the aligned holes 74c, 76c and 78c and secured to a suitable portion of the transmission housing.
  • the positional relation between the motion transmitting mechanism and the shift fork assembly should be so made that the arm portion of each pivoting lever 82, 84 or 86 in a rest position extends in a direction normal to the axis of the common fork shaft 80 but parallel to the axis of the next-mentioned control rod 94, and the recess 74b, 76b or 78b of each shift fork extension 74a, 76a or 78a faces toward the arm portion of the corresponding pivoting lever 82, 84 or 86 when they are jointly engaged.
  • a control rod 94 is arranged in the housing 14 in such an arrangement that the axis thereof is normal to the axis of the common fork shaft 80.
  • the control rod 94 is rotatable about and slidable along the axis thereof.
  • One end of the control rod 94 is projected outwardly from the housing 14 and connected through a suitable linkage to a conventional manual shift lever (not shown) located in a vehicle cabin.
  • a conventional manual shift lever (not shown) located in a vehicle cabin.
  • the control rod 94 is formed at its inwardly leading end portion with three longitudinally spaced notches 94a, 94b and 94c.
  • a detent ball 96 is slidably received in the afore-mentioned sleeve 98 which is tightly received in a bore (no numeral) formed in the housing 14.
  • a spring 100 is put in the sleeve 98 to bias the detent ball 96 toward the control rod 94. With the detent ball 96 engaged in one of the notches 94a, 94b and 94c, the control rod 94 is restrained in one of its longitudinal positions.
  • the pivoting levers 82, 84, 86 and 88 are of a bell crank type, and they have at the leading ends of the other arm portions thereof respective recesses 82b, 84b, 86b and 88b, the recesses being aligned when all the pivoting levers 82, 84, 86 and 88 in their neutral or rest positions.
  • An interlock is provided to ensure that only one pivoting lever 82, 84, 86 and 88 is moved at any given time.
  • a generally sectorial interlock plate 106 is rotatably disposed at its hub section 106a on the control rod 94 with its arcuate free end section slidably received in the aligned recesses 82b, 84b, 86b and 88b of the pivoting levers.
  • the sectorial section of the interlock plate 106 is put between two lug portions 92g and 92h (see FIG. 6) of the bracket 92 so as to restrain the axial movement of the interlock plate 106 along the control rod 94.
  • the interlock plate 106 is formed with a stepped recess 106b which leads to the arcuate free end section.
  • the width of the mouth portion of the recess 106b is equal to or less than the thickness of each pivoting lever.
  • a blind hole 106c is formed in the interlock plate 106 extending toward the hub section 106a.
  • a control head member 110 is secured at its hub section to the control rod 94 by means of a connecting pin 108 to move therewith.
  • the control head member 110 has a shank portion 110b which extends along the control rod 94 leaving a space therefrom.
  • the shank portion 110b is slidably received in the afore-mentioned stepped recess 106b of the interlock plate 106.
  • the shank portion 110b of the control head member 110 is formed with a head proper 110a which projects radially outwardly but slightly from the stepped recess 106b of the interlock plate 106 to be received in one of the afore-mentioned recesses 82b, 84b, 86b and 88b of the pivoting levers 82, 84, 86 and 88.
  • a detent ball 112 is slidably received in the blind hole 106c of the interlock plate 106.
  • a spring 114 is put in the hole 106c to bias the ball 112 toward a notched plate 92i secured to the bracket 92 in a manner as is depicted by FIG. 4.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 The arrangement of the notched plate 92i relative to the bracket 92 is clearly shown by FIGS. 6 and 7.
  • the notched plate 92i is formed with a notch 92j and a step 92k with which the detent ball 112 is engageable. With the detent ball 112 engaged in the notch, the interlock plate 106 is restrained in a predetermined angular position.
  • a so-called select check mechanism is provided, which gives the driver a detent feeling when he or she carries out the selecting operation.
  • the interlock plate 106 is formed, at the arcuate free end section near the mouth of the recess 106b, with a projection 106e which serves to limit rotation of the interlock plate 106 about the control rod 94 as will become clear hereinafter.
  • the control head member 110 is formed, at a side opposite to the shank portion 110b, with an arm 116 of which leading end is equipped with a roller 118 which are parts of a next-mentioned select return mechanism which functions to impose the shift lever operator (driver) a slightly greater effort to move the shift lever when he or she selects the fifth forward speed position or the reverse position.
  • the roller 118 is associated with a biasing unit 120.
  • the unit 120 comprises a holder 122 secured to the housing 14.
  • a piston 124 is slidably received in the holder 122 and a spring 126 is set in the holder 122 to bias the piston 124 to abut against the roller 118.
  • Designated by numeral 128 is a stopper pin which is secured to the holder 122 and projected into an axially extending recess 124c of the piston 124 for limiting the movement of the piston 124.
  • the piston 124 is formed at its cylindrical outer side with an axially extending recess 124a which opens to a hole 122a formed in the holder 122.
  • a detent ball 130 is slidably received in the hole 122a in a manner to be projected into the recess 124a.
  • the ball 130 is biased toward the recess 124a by means of a spring 134 and another ball 136 which are received in a hole 14a defined by the housing 14, the hole 14a being plugged with a bolt 132.
  • the head proper 110a of the control head member 110 is engaged with the recess 84b of the second pivoting lever 84, and as is seen from FIG. 3, the detent ball 96 is engaged with the center notch 94a of the control rod 94 to restrain the control rod 94 in a settled position in sliding movement of the rod 94.
  • the coupling sleeves 46, 56 and 60 and the reverse idler gear 50 take the respective positions as shown by FIG. 1, so that the engine power is not transmitted to the differential gear D thereby holding the vehicle in a halt.
  • the operator can recognize that the control rod 94 has come to a temporary position for the first or second forward gear ratio, in which position the head proper 110a is received in the recess 82b of the first pivoting lever 82.
  • the control rod 94 is axially moved in the rightward direction in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first pivoting lever 82 is rotated about the pin 90 in a counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3 thereby shifting through the shift fork 74 the coupling sleeve 46 in the rightward direction in FIG. 1.
  • the first forward gear ratio is established. While, when the control rod 94 in the temporary position is axially moved in the leftward direction in FIGS.
  • the lever 82 is rotated in a clockwise direction in FIG. 3 thereby shifting the coupling sleeve 46 in the leftward direction in FIG. 1.
  • the second forward gear ratio is established.
  • a conventional return spring is mounted to the control rod 94 for ease with which the shifting operation of the control rod 94 for the first or second forward gear ratio is achieved.
  • the detent ball 96 (see FIG. 3) is forced to move from the center notch 94a to the notch 94c or the notch 94b compressing the spring 100.
  • a detent feeling is given at the sliding movement of the rod 94.
  • the detent feeling is also given by the spring-biased detent ball 96 similar to the case of the above-mentioned operation to the first or second forward gear ratio.
  • the shifting operation to the fifth forward gear ratio and the reverse gear ratio is made with the arm 116 of the control head member 110 pushing the spring-biased piston 124 of the select return mechanism.
  • this shifting operation is smoothly made because of provision of the roller 118 which runs on the piston 124 during such shifting.
  • the shifting or returning operation to the neutral position from the positions for the fifth forward gear ratio and the reverse gear ratio is easily made with a reduced operating force because of assistance of the force produced by the compressed spring 126. In short, a so-called select returning function is achieved.
  • the shifting is suppressed because in such a condition the stepped recess 106b of the interlock plate 106 fails to align with any of the recesses 82b, 84b, 86b and 88b of the first, second, third and fourth pivoting levers 82, 84, 86 and 88 thereby blocking the movement of these levers 82, 84, 86 and 88 about the pin 90.
  • the axial moving distance of the control rod 94 is adjusted by, as is seen from FIG. 3, abutting a shoulder portion 94d of the rod 94 against the downwardly projected portion of the sleeve 98, abutting the control head member 110 against an edge 92m of the bracket bottom wall 92a, and abutting a flanged end 94e of the rod 94 against the projected portion of the sleeve 98.
  • a so-called shift stopper is provided.

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